Hard Disc Drive Troubleshooting and Repair

- S.M.A.R.T. error-Error on computer start up saying no boot device has been found-Any other windows error that states in the error it is HDD related

Now if your HDD hasn't totally failed and you can boot into windows the first thing you want to do is backup all your important files to some form of storage that is not on the affect HDD

Their is still some hope the problem can be fixed many times in one or two ways

1. windows built in disk repair tool chkdsk -open a command prompt by typing cmd into a run window the shortcut to open a run window is windows key + r

in the command prompt type chkdsk /r this will scan your hdd for any errors and attempt to fix them

2. The second way to try and repair the drive is by using tools provided by the HDD manufacturer to be able to do this you need to:

determine the maker of your HDD by opening your computer and looking at the label on the disk

find the hdd diagnostic utilities on the drive manufacturers website you will have to do this on a working computer then burn it to a cd

then boot the affected computer off the cd you burned and running the provided diagnostic utility

If neither of these works I hope you were at least able to save the important data off the affected computer, and in the future keep backups.In this case you will have to buy a new HDD and reinstall the operating system, drivers, programs

This error is telling you that either one of three things have happened. 1. Your hdd cable has come loose or failed. 2. Your HDD has failed, or 3. the IDE controller on the motherboard has failed. You can check problems by trying a known good hdd in place of your old hdd. If bios sees it then it is the drive itself that is bad not the cable or controller. If it does not see the good hdd then try replacing the cable. If this fixes the problem then remove good drive & replace with your old hdd. Problem should be solved. Hope this helps & please take a moment to rate this solution. Thanks.

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Select "F2" to accept data loss and re-enable logical drive. This Load OS Normally . It seems that one of the HDD in the RAID 5 has failed , Did you notice any LED indications like red or amber on the HDDs ?? if so get that hdd replaced . Make sure the Failed HDD is replaced . You can run the Array Diagnostic Utility from HP System tools to check the Failed Drives and also frimware version of the controller . If the frimware is not latest Update it from HP website. DL380 G4 should have Smart Array 6i controller .

Clicking is not good. You need to contact IOMEGA SUPPORT on their web site and run through the troubleshooting steps then call for possible warranty action. The clicking is consistent with a failed hard drive. If you can remove the hard drive to read the part number and serial number, contact SEAGATE on their web site and go through the troubleshooting procedure for a possible warranty replacement. All hard drive manufacturers will cheerfully replace drives still under warranty if you carefully follow their procedures. Good Luck!